Once and a while, in Low-Profile setting (automatic at certain speed), RR gets very bouncy and scares my girlfriend
I've only had her for a week (the RR), and would love to know what's going on - anyone have any ideas?
Thank you so much
what's the tarmac like? If it's uneven & you're travelling at speed (as indeed you must if the profile has dropped), a bouncy ride would be normal in any car, but bear in mind you're in a vehicle with solid axles, so it's not going to absorb bumps the way a double-wishbones-all-round setup might; You shouldn't have much body roll, what's happening?
You could put it into manual mode (button on right of height control) & take it up up to normal height to see if it absorbs bumps better, but I wouldn't advise it at high speed.
The tarmac appears even, but the Rangie develops a pronounced, rhythmic up-and-down bounce - and the vehicles around us refuse to join in our chicken dance - but it does settle down after a bit
BTW - I took it off-road for my (and it's) first time yesterday - attempted a creek crossing that was way beyond my ability - there were "tracks" that suggested a crossing was possible - so why not? The Rangie went down, through, across, around, and up - it rose to the occasion and was brilliant - what a blast!
Mike> Once and a while, in Low-Profile setting (automatic at Mike> certain speed), RR gets very bouncy and scares my girlfriend
Mike> I've only had her for a week (the RR), and would love to Mike> know what's going on - anyone have any ideas?
Mike
Assuming there are no EAS FAULT messages on the dash, then there are a limited number of things which could be the cause of the problem.
Something that feels like a bounce, rather than a vibration, to me suggests that the shocks are past their best. The standard LR ones are chosen more for manufacturing cost than performance, and are best replaced with Koni or similar. Otherwise the check the usual suspects for vibration: wheel balance, steering geometry, and so forth.
AndyC
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+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Andy Cunningham aka AndyC the WB | andy -at- cunningham.me.uk | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |On or around Sun, 24 Aug 2003 13:33:03 +0100, AndyC the WB enlightened us thusly:
If it was a citroen, it'd be suspension spheres on their way out. How is the air sus actually achieved? I assume it's not hydropneumatic like the citroen?
I was surprised to find that my newly aquired 93 Vogue SE with A/S gave me a much harder/bouncier ride than my old 86 EFI with coil springs. I was told that this was in fact normal. Pitty I didn't find this out before I bought it, as I'm going to have to get a multi point harness to keep mum in her seat ;o)
Regards Martyn
Will do - and it sounds like new shocks won't hurt either
-Mike
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